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St. Jude Finds 'Dancing' Hair Cells are Key to Humans' Acute Hearing
June 16, 2008
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have found that an electrically powered amplification mechanism in the cochlea of the ear is critical to the acute hearing of humans and other mamma... Read More
Research
ReSound X-plore™: Life Without Limits
June 16, 2008
ReSound is pleased to announce the introduction of ReSound X-plore™ - a new mid-range complete family of hearing instruments. ReSound X-plore™ is built on a foundation of tested, reliable... Read More
Industry
AudiologyOnline Takes You Around the Web in 60 Seconds! - Vol. 4, No. 6
June 16, 2008
Audiology Online uses the latest in internet scanning and retrieval technology to find hearing health-related news and web sites from around the world. This information is then compiled and summarized... Read More
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Multicenter Clinical Trial Compares Effectiveness, Side Effects of Common Treatments for Sudden Deafness
June 15, 2008
NIDCD-funded scientists at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI), and 15 other sites around the United States, are conducting the largest effort to date to compare two popular treatments for... Read More
Research
Sycle.net and HITEC Announce a New Partnership Providing Discounted Rates on ALD's.
June 14, 2008
San Francisco, CA June 10, 2008: Sycle.net is pleased to announce a new partnership with HITEC allowing customers to purchase HITEC and ClearSounds products at discounted rates. Anybody visiting Sycle... Read More
Industry
Safe-in-Sound Award for Excellence and Innovation in Hearing Loss Prevention
June 14, 2008
Hearing loss is a major health and quality-of-life problem in the United States; hearing loss is the second most self reported ailment after back problems. One way to tackle this problem is to rewa... Read More
Associations
Phonak Junior: Great Solutions for Little Ears
June 13, 2008
Phonak has been committed to providing high-tech solutions for children with hearing loss for over 35 years. We understand the many challenges involved in working with children with hearing loss and f... Read More
Industry
Device That Produces Tiny Skull Vibrations a Big Help for Hearing Impaired, Loyola Study Finds
June 13, 2008
Although Jim McGinn of Wheaton is completely deaf in his right ear, he still can hear from that side. A sound processor McGinn wears just behind his right ear converts sound waves into tiny vibrations... Read More
Research
Multi 'ME'-Dia: Siemens Hearing Instruments Launches Tek™, Enabling Hearing Instrument Wearers to Stay Connected
June 12, 2008
Tek™ Wirelessly Brings Together Hearing Instruments with Cell Phones, Audio Systems, TVs and PCs For Tech-Savvy Boomers For the roughly six million Americans who wear a hearing instrument, using... Read More
Industry
Tax Credit Website Delivers 6,500 Support Letters!
June 11, 2008
In just six weeks since the debut of www.hearingaidtaxcredit.org over 6,500 letters of tax credit support have been sent to Congress! Recent cosponsors Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA... Read More
Associations
Rutgers Research: Impairments in Language Development Can Be Detected in Infants as Young as Three Months
June 11, 2008
Speech Problems Could Be Corrected Before Child Learns to Talk Uncover how the brains of infants distinguish differences in sounds and it may become possible to correct language problems even before c... Read More
Research
Study Finds New Links Between Vision and Hearing
June 10, 2008
A new study, carried out by the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute (SKERI), San Francisco, has shed new light on the association between vision and hearing impairments in the elderly. The study w... Read More
Research
Zebrafish May Help Solve Ringing in Vets' Ears
June 9, 2008
Ernest Moore, molecular pharmacology and audiologist at Northwestern University, developed tinnitus chronic ringing and whooshing sound in his ears wenty years ago after serving in the U.S. Army reser... Read More
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New President to Lead Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
June 8, 2008
The Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) is pleased to announce the election of Linda Walsh, MHSc, S-LP(C) to the position of president. Linda, who resides in... Read More
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Ida Institute Appoints Eight to Advisory Board
June 7, 2008
The Ida Institute, an independent educational institute dedicated to fostering better understanding of the human dynamics associated with hearing loss, has appointed eight distinguished experts in hea... Read More
Industry
Clarke School Announces Commencement Speaker
June 7, 2008
Clarke President Bill Corwin and the Board of Trustees announce that New York Times bestselling author Josh Swiller will address the Clarke School community at Commencement on Friday, June 13 at 11 a.... Read More
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SoundRecover- A Breakthrough in Enhancing Intelligibility
June 6, 2008
Frequency compression is an innovative solution to one of the most common challenges facing people with hearing impairment: poor perception of high frequency sounds. These high frequencies are general... Read More
Industry
Exploring the World with Little Ears: Siemens Hearing Instruments Enters the Pediatric Market with the Versatile Explorer
June 6, 2008
Explorer™ Offers Latest in Hearing Technology for Infants, Toddlers and Teens - Approximately 3 in 1,000 children under age 18 experience hearing loss, each with their own specific needs and pre... Read More
Industry
The proVocanto Wins iF Product Design Gold Award and Red Dot Design Award
June 5, 2008
Design of miniature professional boom microphone stands out among thousands of award entries The proVocanto, an ingeniously designed professional boom microphone for stage, TV and podium use, has won... Read More
Industry
Link Between Childhood Hearing Impairment and Injuries Investigated
June 4, 2008
Having children with hearing impairments is a challenge on many fronts, such as difficulties with learning vocabulary, acquiring language skills, and mastering other aspects of verbal communication. B... Read More
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